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Ontario Tech researchers show Special Olympics participation reduces risk of depression in young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
January 20, 2023
A breakthrough research study by Faculty of Health Sciences researchers at Ontario Tech University shows an indisputable mental health benefit, including a reduced risk of depression, among young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who participate in Special Olympics programming.
Leading the pack again: Ontario Tech tops among province’s universities for year-over-year percentage growth in applications
January 18, 2023
For the second consecutive academic recruitment cycle, Ontario Tech University is posting province-leading numbers for growth in overall applications for Fall enrolment. Following the January 12 deadline for Ontario high school students to apply to an undergraduate program at an Ontario university, the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) says Ontario Tech again leads the province in a key metric.
Ontario Tech retains designation as one of Canada’s Research Universities of the Year
January 18, 2023
Ontario Tech University’s impressive reputational trajectory for top-notch research continues with a fresh distinction as one of Canada’s Research Universities of the Year for 2022.
Driving onto the world stage: The Ontario Tech Project Arrow story
January 05, 2023
Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) selected Ontario Tech as the lead academic institution for Phase 2 of Project Arrow, an all-Canadian engineered concept funded by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev). The Arrow’s ambitious deadline was met, and the APMA’s brainchild made its global debut January 5, 2023 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the world’s the most influential tech event.
Looking back, looking forward: Ontario Tech University in 2022
December 20, 2022
As the university reaches the midpoint of its 20th academic year, we look back at a few highlights from 2022.
Ontario Tech’s Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research becomes a founding member of WHO World Rehabilitation Alliance
December 02, 2022
Researchers at the Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research at Ontario Tech University are poised to play an enhanced role in uncovering new solutions to ensure that patients in-need and the general public receive the best rehabilitation services. The World Health Organization has named the IDRR at Ontario Tech a founding member of the WHO World Rehabilitation Alliance.
Ontario Tech engineering, research and development: Helping drive the automotive industry forward
December 02, 2022
On November 25, the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (MEDJCT) hosted an automotive sector roundtable at Ontario Tech. The robust discussion, held at one of the university’s core research facilities, Ontario Tech’s Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE), featured community partners and local automotive industry champions outlining current challenges and opportunities.
Ontario Tech University, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories re-energize partnership
November 28, 2022
A new agreement between AECL, CNL, and Ontario Tech will create opportunities for both organizations to achieve mutual strategic goals and objectives and position themselves for an exciting new era of nuclear energy in Canada.
Ontario Tech’s first-ever CIHR Doctoral Research Award highlights list of new federal graduate studies funding
November 24, 2022
On November 16, the Government of Canada’s tri-agencies for research funding (Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC); and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)) announced funding for hundreds of high-achieving graduate students across Canada, including 15 at Ontario Tech.
Ontario Tech University expert Dr. Barbara Perry appointed to major international research chair
November 15, 2022
Long recognized as a global authority on hate crime and right-wing extremism in Canada, Dr. Barbara Perry, a Professor with Ontario Tech’s Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (FSSH), has been appointed UNESCO’s Research Chair in Hate Studies.
Ontario Tech University a key hub for facilitating partnerships between government, industry and academia
November 11, 2022
As a key hub of research expertise and an academic institution that graduates highly skilled talent who will drive the industries of tomorrow, Ontario Tech University plays a central role in supporting economic development in Durham Region and beyond.
Ontario Tech University and Ontario Shores teaming to break new ground in dementia care
November 09, 2022
On Wednesday, November 9, the two institutions announced the launch of the Advancement for Dementia Care Centre (ADCC), a vital new community-based partnership aimed at uncovering solutions to improve the quality of life of patients and caregivers through innovation in research and deployment of new technologies.
Nuclear hydrogen workshop reinforces Ontario Tech’s leadership in clean and sustainable energy leadership towards Net-Zero
November 04, 2022
From Saturday, November 19 to Monday, November 21, Ontario Tech will host a major international workshop: The Role of Nuclear Energy in the Hydrogen Economy. The event will bring together researchers and energy sector partners from around the world to discuss state-of-the-art nuclear hydrogen technologies and the role of nuclear energy towards a sustainable hydrogen economy.
Ontario Tech’s research connected to a major international award for promoting sustainability and biodiversity
October 21, 2022
The Gulbenkian Prize has a strong research connection to Ontario Tech University. In 2019, Ontario Tech sustainability expert Dr. Peter Stoett, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, was appointed Co-chair of an IPBES global study on invasive species.
Ontario Tech at 20: A great university success story that’s only just beginning
October 20, 2022
Two full decades after its founding, Ontario Tech University can reflect upon its formative years with immense pride and a confident view toward its future.
Maclean’s 2023 university rankings affirm Ontario Tech’s impressive reputation for a student experience based on quality
October 18, 2022
As one of Canada’s newest research-intensive universities, Ontario Tech University continues to post strong results in a broad range of categories in the annual Canadian post-secondary rankings published by Maclean’s magazine.
Ontario Tech University adding two new engineering programs for 2023-2024
October 17, 2022
The Ontario Tech Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science’s new Energy Engineering and Industrial Engineering programs will give students even more high-tech avenues to design their future and help make the world a better place.
Ontario Tech research supports a green light on electrifying active transportation options
October 04, 2022
Through funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Infrastructure Canada, Ontario Tech University researchers are exploring ways to better understand what we know about e-bikes. In a recently published paper in the journal Transport Policy, they say e-bike use has the potential to transform personal transportation towards a mode that is eco-friendly, age-friendly, barrier-free, healthy, and cost-effective.
Ontario Tech’s virtual speaker series to advance disability rights around the world continues
October 03, 2022
Disability justice activists and disability-centred service providers will speak to the lived experiences, in-community conditions, and most pressing needs of disability populations, in an effort to frame the future of disability and rehabilitation research.
Relationship-building and fundraising expert appointed Ontario Tech University’s Vice-President, Advancement
September 28, 2022
Ontario Tech University announces the appointment of James Barnett as the university’s Vice-President of Advancement, effective Monday, October 3.
Visit Ontario Tech University at the 2022 Ontario Universities’ Fair in Toronto
September 26, 2022
Explore all that Ontario Tech University has to offer by visiting our interactive display booth at the Ontario Universities' Fair (OUF) at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2, each day from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Ontario Tech University among North American post-secondary leaders for sustainability-focused practices
September 26, 2022
In the latest rankings report from the Philadelphia-based Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), released in early September, Ontario Tech has not only retained its Gold rating from AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS), but has also jumped two places over last year on the Top-10 list as a Top-Performing Master's Institution.
Ontario Tech research to apply infrared technology to unlock the neural underpinnings of human social interaction
September 21, 2022
Ontario Tech University Psychology researchers Dr. Matthew Shane and Dr. Bobby Stojanoski have extensive experience using fMRI to better understand the neural mechanisms underlying socio-emotional processing, including the way we understand, relate to and empathize with others.